Paper and paperboard production fell 2.40% to 6,832 kt in Moldova in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, paper and paperboard production in Moldova reached an all time high of 97,500 kt in 2011 and an all time low of 4,414 kt in 2012. When compared to Moldova's main peers, paper and paperboard production in Bulgaria amounted to 344,076 kt, 506,675 kt in Romania, 6,556,000 kt in Russia and 954,000 kt in Ukraine in 2018.
Moldova has been ranked 98th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of paper and paperboard production, 35 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Paper and Paperboard Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bulgaria | kt | 340,255 | 346,007 | 357,203 | 382,429 | 371,563 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 76,550,000 | 79,000,000 | 80,700,000 | 83,400,000 | 77,900,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 13,682,000 | 13,987,000 | 14,080,000 | 14,554,000 | 14,747,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | kt | 409,000 | 409,000 | 409,000 | 247,905 | 267,083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | kt | 765,000 | 792,801 | 822,639 | 846,811 | 837,928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 15,001,000 | 15,013,000 | 15,208,000 | 15,499,000 | 15,591,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8,088 | 9,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,832 | ||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 3,377,843 | 3,529,221 | 3,809,336 | 3,907,501 | 4,037,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | kt | 414,000 | 387,708 | 425,588 | 491,951 | 516,916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 5,407,000 | 5,674,000 | 6,252,480 | 6,376,871 | 6,556,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 354,000 | 370,000 | 388,000 | 404,000 | 407,000 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | 2,557,089 | 2,574,736 | 2,601,184 | 2,583,550 | 2,468,904 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 55,809,000 | 56,212,000 | 56,011,851 | 57,303,198 | 57,920,135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 1,034,200 | 1,034,200 | 1,034,200 | 975,000 | 1,147,000 |
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